File No. 33-45920
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-1004
POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 5
TO
FORM S-6
For Registration Under the Securities Act of 1933 of
Securities of Unit Investment Trusts Registered on Form N-8B-2
THE FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS TRUST, SERIES 26
(Exact Name of Trust)
NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
(Exact Name of Depositor)
1001 Warrenville Road
Lisle, Illinois 60532
(Complete address of Depositor's principal executive offices)
NIKE SECURITIES L.P. CHAPMAN AND CUTLER
Attn: James A. Bowen Attn: Eric F. Fess
1001 Warrenville Road 111 West Monroe Street
Lisle, Illinois 60532 Chicago, Illinois 60603
(Name and complete address of agents for service)
It is proposed that this filing will become effective (check
appropriate box)
: x : May 30, 1997
Pursuant to Rule 24f-2 under the Investment Company Act of 1940,
the issuer has registered an indefinite amount of securities. A
24f-2 Notice for the offering was last filed on March 13, 1997.
CONTENTS OF POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT
OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment of Registration Statement
comprises the following papers and documents:
The facing sheet
The purpose of the Amendment
The signatures
THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT
The purpose of this amendment is to terminate the
declaration made pursuant to Rule 24f-2 promulgated under
the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, because
Units of The First Trust Special Situations Trust, Series 29
are no longer being offered for sale in the secondary
market. A final Rule 24f-2 Notice with respect to such
series has been filed concurrently with this filing.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, the Registrant, The First Trust Special Situations
Trust, Series 26, certifies that it meets all of the
requirements for effectiveness of this Registration
Statement pursuant to Rule 485(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment of
its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized in the Village of
Lisle and State of Illinois on May 30, 1997.
THE FIRST TRUST SPECIAL SITUATIONS
TRUST, SERIES 26
(Registrant)
By NIKE SECURITIES L.P.
(Depositor)
By Carlos E. Nardo
Senior Vice President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, this Post-Effective Amendment of Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following person in
the capacity and on the date indicated:
Signature Title* Date
Robert D. Van Kampen Sole Director of )
Nike Securities )
Corporation, the )
General Partner ) May 30, 1997
of Nike Securities L.P. )
)
)
)Carlos E. Nardo
)Attorney-in-Fact**
*The title of the person named herein represents his capacity in
and relationship to Nike Securities L.P., the
Depositor.
**An executed copy of the related power of attorney was filed wi
th the Securities and Exchange Commission in connection
with Amendment No. 1 to Form S-6 of The First Trust
Special Situations Trust, Series 18 (File No. 33-42683)
and the same is hereby incorporated herein by this
reference.
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Experts" and to the use of our report dated May 2, 1997 in
this Post-Effective Amendment to the registration Statement
and related Prospectus of The First Trust Special Situations
Trust dated May 23, 1997.
ERNST & YOUNG
Chicago, Illinois
May 22, 1997
